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WZ-19 or Z-19 Attack helicopter
 
 
 
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Description

The Z-19 or WZ-19 is a Chinese-made attack helicopter based on the Z-9W light helicopter. The Z-19 is designed and manufactured by the Chinese Company Harbin Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation. The Z-19 attack helicopter is mainly used for anti-tank missions and against other ground targets. The Z-19 is comparable in capabilities to current generation of attack helicopter such as the American Hughes AH-64 "Apache" and the Russian Mil Mi-28 "Havoc". To compare with the Z-10 which is in the category of heavy attack helicopter, the Z-19 is lighter. The Z-19 made its first flight in May 2010. The Z-19 is also intended for export customers. The Z-10 was unveiled for the first time to the public during the AirShow China 2012 in Zhuhai. The Z-19 is now in service with the Chinese Army. Several China's independently-developed WZ-19 armed helicopters of an army aviation regiment under the Shenyang Military Area Command (MAC) of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) carried out air-to-ground missile firing tests in airspace of south Liaoning province on November 12, 2012. Despite the extreme climate conditions, the helicopters achieved a hundred percent hit rate. The Chinese Army Aviation Department of the GSH (General Staff Headquarters) has showed that those new-type helicopters that troop units had equipped with have already formed the capability to carry out operations under various weather conditions and in complex environments as well as to perform diversified tasks.

 
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Design
The Z-19 is a twin-seat tandem helicopter with a similar mechanical layout to the Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin series as the Z-9 series are license-built versions of the Dauphin. The WZ-19 features a slim forward fuselage and a tandem cockpit layout similar to those of Z-10, but some information said with reversed seating - the pilot sitting in the front seat and gunner in the back seat. The Z-19 is fitted with crew cabin protected by armor plates, crash-resist seats and non-retractable front landing gears. The exhausts ports help reduce the employment of the infrared signal design. The empennage is nearly identical to that as found on the Z-9 with its shrouded Fenestron tail rotor, high-reaching main vertical tail fin and a pair of vertical stabilizers supported on short pylons along the tail stem.
Propulsion
The Z-19 attack helicopter is powered by two WoZhou WZ8A engines, rotor, aft fuselage and tail section (including Fenestron tailrotor) with minor modifications from H425 (an upgrade variant of the Z-9 helicopter). The dual engine layout powers the four-blade main rotor as well as the shrouded tail rotor in a conventional design. The WZ-19 helicopter has a weight of 4,500kg, empty weight 2,350kg, max cruising speed 245km/h, max climb rate 9m/s, range 700km, ceiling (out of ground effect) 2,400m, endurance of over 3 hours.
Avionics
The turret mounted at the front of the Z-19 is equipped with FLIR, TV and a laser range finder.
Armament
The Z-19 can carry a wide range of weapons load including 23mm gun pods, anti-tank and air-to-air missiles giving it a wide-ranging punch. The Z-19 also can carry the air-to-air and air-to-ground weapon package similar to that of Z-9WA below a pair of stub wings, together with KD-8 ATGMs, PL-90 AAMs as well as 23mm gun pods and rocket launchers.
 
Specifications
Type
Attack helicopter
Country user
China
Crew
2
Armament
Pylon stores for rockets, gun pods, HJ-8 or other anti-tank missiles, or TY-90 air-to-air missiles, 23 mm automatic cannon.
Engine
2 × WZ-8A Turboshaft, 632 kW (848 hp) each
Speed
245 km cruising speed
Range
700 km maximum
Weight
4,500 kg loaded
Avionics
FLIR, TV and laser range finder
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Z-19 WZ-19 attack fighting helicopter technical data sheet specifications intelligence description information identification pictures photos images video Harbin China Chinese PLA Air Force defence aviation aerospace industry technology
 
Z-19 WZ-19 attack fighting helicopter technical data sheet specifications intelligence description information identification pictures photos images video Harbin China Chinese PLA Air Force defence aviation aerospace industry technology
Z-19 WZ-19 attack fighting helicopter technical data sheet specifications intelligence description information identification pictures photos images video Harbin China Chinese PLA Air Force defence aviation aerospace industry technology
Z-19 WZ-19 attack fighting helicopter technical data sheet specifications intelligence description information identification pictures photos images video Harbin China Chinese PLA Air Force defence aviation aerospace industry technology
Z-19 WZ-19 attack fighting helicopter technical data sheet specifications intelligence description information identification pictures photos images video Harbin China Chinese PLA Air Force defence aviation aerospace industry technology
 
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